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Productboard vs Fibery

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Productboard

Technology

Product management system that helps you understand what customers need

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Fibery

Spreadsheet & Data

Connected workspace for product teams

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Productboard per-maker pricing escalates quickly for larger product organizations; Fibery free plan limited to 10 users and 10 guests
  • They diverge on capability: Productboard covers Customer insights portal, Fibery covers Customizable databases.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Productboard and Fibery actually diverge.

Attributes where Productboard and Fibery differ
AttributeProductboardFibery
Pricing modelUnknownsubscription
PlatformsWeb, Mobile, APIWeb
CategoryTechnologySpreadsheet & Data
Founded20142018

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Productboard

  • Customer insights portal
  • Feature prioritization
  • Dynamic roadmaps
  • User feedback management
  • Product hierarchy
  • Custom scoring
  • Release planning
  • Stakeholder alignment

Only in Fibery

  • Customizable databases
  • Bi-directional linking
  • Whiteboards
  • Documents
  • Timelines
  • Formulas
  • Automations
  • API access

Both cover

  • Jira
  • Slack
  • GitHub
  • Intercom
  • SOC2
  • GDPR

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Productboard

  • Product roadmappingnot Fibery
  • Feature prioritizationnot Fibery
  • Customer feedback managementnot Fibery
  • Stakeholder alignmentnot Fibery
  • Product strategynot Fibery

Fibery

  • Work management and product development platformnot Productboard
  • Relational database with multiple view types (table, board, gallery, timeline, calendar, Gantt)not Productboard
  • Knowledge base and document collaborationnot Productboard

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Productboard

  • Per-maker pricing escalates quickly for larger product organizations
  • Connection to Jira often functions as one-way integration with limitations
  • Manual feedback collection processes are time-consuming and error-prone
  • Lacks strategic product management functions beyond feedback centralization

Fibery

  • Free plan limited to 10 users and 10 guests
  • Free plan limited to 10 databases
  • Enterprise plan requires minimum of 25 paid users
  • SAML SSO available only on Enterprise plan

Pricing, plan by plan

Productboard

Free
  • StarterFree
    • 50 feedback notes
    • 1 Teamspace
    • 1 Objective
  • Spark$15/month
    • Feedback portal
    • Prioritization boards
    • Roadmap views

Fibery

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Fibery review.

Which should you pick?

Choose Productboard if

  • You need customer insights portal.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Mobile, API.
  • You also want feature prioritization.
Productboard review

Choose Fibery if

  • You need customizable databases.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want bi-directional linking.
Fibery review

Questions people ask

Is Productboard or Fibery better?
Neither clearly leads. Productboard starts at Free and Fibery at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Productboard or Fibery?
Productboard starts at Free and Fibery at Free.
Does Productboard or Fibery run on more platforms?
Productboard runs on Web, Mobile, API. Fibery runs on Web.
Can I use Productboard for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Productboard best used for?
Productboard is most often used for product roadmapping, feature prioritization, customer feedback management, stakeholder alignment. Of those, product roadmapping and feature prioritization are not what Fibery is typically brought in for.
What can Productboard do that Fibery cannot?
Productboard covers Customer insights portal, Feature prioritization, Dynamic roadmaps, User feedback management. Fibery covers Customizable databases, Bi-directional linking, Whiteboards, Documents. Both handle Jira, Slack, GitHub, Intercom.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Productboard: What is included in the Spark plan?

Productboard Spark at USD 15/maker/month (annual) or USD 19/maker/month (monthly) includes the feedback portal, prioritization boards, roadmap views, and AI features. Spark includes 250 AI credits per maker per month.

Source
Productboard: Is there a free plan available?

Yes. Productboard offers a free Starter plan with 50 feedback notes, 1 Teamspace, 1 Objective, and 1 Product Portal.

Source
Productboard: How many AI credits do new users get?

New signups receive 150 free AI credits to trial AI features, plus the included 250 credits per maker per month on paid plans.

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